The Sinnerman, as he is known on the show, has made a number of references to his sexuality on the show over the years, including one in May, but admitted lots of his references had not made the final edit.

In an interview with GuysLikeU he said: ‘I assumed everyone knew I was gay. I have been on the show six years and I have made lots of references to being gay. But they mysteriously never made the edit.

‘There was one time that did make the edit when I was asked how many pieces was there to a bikini. Now you couldn’t ask a question more simple and out of my comfort zone. But I got it wrong.’

Paul Sinha, on the right, with the rest of the The Chasers (Picture: ITV)

However, in a statement he said he had never had any problem with the show surrounding his sexuality.

‘As for my sexuality, there has never been a problem between me and the show on this. In the scheme of things, it’s not relevant to my role on the show and I would not want it to become a dominant issue,’ he said.

He went on to open up about being in an open relationship with his boyfriend.

‘I am happy with a boyfriend,’ he said.

‘We are in an open relationship, but can’t say more than that. One of the advantages of being gay is that there is no traditional template for how you are meant to engage with your partner.

‘Hetero relationships are supposedly based on the idea of procreation and offering a loving environment for your children, therefore by definition would mean monogamy. Being gay we can make our own template that works for us.’